Living conditions

vh Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-138-4)

First impressions of the Puyallup Assembly Center: "it was like going to an army camp"

William Toshio Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was interviewed individually on November 14, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had …

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-139-27)

Early memories of life in assembly center: "You're in a daze for a while until you get your bearings"

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-139-28)

Life in the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon: cramped living quarters, working for the camp newsletter

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vh Sumiko Yamauchi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-135-9)

First day and night in camp

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vh Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-47-13)

Living conditions in Portland: a medical emergency

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Alice Matsumoto Ando Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-73-4)

A child's memories of the assembly center

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Jim Tsugawa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-one-7-55-10)

Coping with living conditions in the assembly center

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vh Henry Sakamoto Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-33-5)

Adjusting to lack of privacy in camp

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vh Francis Mas Fukuhara Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-9-11)

Description of Puyallup Assembly Center: "really kind of horrifying"

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vh Chizuko Norton Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-73-20)

Keeping oneself occupied in Pinedale Assembly Center

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vh Seichi Hayashida Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-14-20)

Description of mess halls, lavatories, laundry building

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vh Mary Hirata Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-22-13)

Puyallup Assembly Center: six in one room, no privacy

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vh Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-23-26)

Working at Pinedale Assembly Center, California, a makeshift fire department

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vh Mary Hirata Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-22-14)

Trying to pass the time in the Puyallup Assembly Center

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vh Mutsu Homma Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-24-23)

Description of assembly center: "Santa Anita is a horse place"

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vh Akio Hoshino Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-26-8)

Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center: friendly guards, ice skating, and arguing over steel cots

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vh Louise Kashino Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-31-12)

Leaving Seattle: packing extra food just in case; first impressions of the Puyallup Assembly Center

For the first hour of this interview, an additional camera crew from KCTS Television was also present.

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vh Yukiko Miyake Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-49-26)

Challenging the guards at Puyallup Assembly Center: "What are you going to do? Kill us?"

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-54-12)

Getting news of the outside world in camp

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vh Yaeko Nakano - Hiroshi Nakano - Kenichi Nakano - Stanley Nakano Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-70-5)

First impressions of Pinedale Assembly Center, California

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-84-26)

Attitude toward violation of rights, "There was nothing we could do about it because they had the guns"

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-84-24)

Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center: setting up a makeshift hospital without medical equipment

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-84-25)

Conditions in Puyallup: getting chicken pox, army looks for contraband in a chocolate cake brought by visitors

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Peggy Tanemura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-85-7)

Lack of privacy in camp

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vh Peggy Tanemura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-85-5)

Description of Puyallup Assembly Center

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